![]() ![]() The same economy that informs Johnsonâ s art permeates his text he writes so concisely of Haroldâ s moonlight stroll that his style perfectly echoes the clarity of his boldly outlined cartoon illustrationsâ (Silvey, 355). From page to page, the thick, firm, purple mark delineates Haroldâ s actions against the stark white background so effectively and ingeniously that the crayon is as much a character as Harold. â With the fewest of lines, Johnson depicts Harold as a toddler clad in sleepers, his chubby hand gripping a fat plum-colored crayon. He is best known for the comic strip Barnaby (19421952) and the Harold series of books beginning with Harold and the Purple Crayon. Crockett Johnsonâ "a pen name for David Johnson Lieskâ "was â a cartoonist whose simplest, sparest and boldest outlines produced unforgettable, gently humorous and always endearing caricaturesâ ¦ His natural gift for drawing and writing from a young childâ s viewpoint enabled him to craft more than 20 juvenile books,â including this, his most popular one. Crockett Johnson 63 books114 followers Crockett Johnson was the pen name of the American cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. ![]() First edition of the fifth book in the author's beloved series. ![]()
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